How to add hyperlink to an Excel cell using C#, VB.NET?

Syncfusion Excel (XlsIO) library is a .NET Excel library used to create, read, and edit Excel documents. Also, converts Excel documents to PDF files.

This article explains how to add a hyperlink to an Excel cell that redirects to another worksheet using C# and VB.NET.

Include the following namespace in the Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.XlsIO;

VB.NET

Imports Syncfusion.XlsIO

Use the following code snippet for adding a hyperlink to an Excel cell that redirects to another worksheet.

C#

using (ExcelEngine excelEngine = new ExcelEngine())
{
    IApplication application = excelEngine.Excel;
    application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx;
    FileStream inputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Data/Input.xlsx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
    IWorkbook workbook = application.Workbooks.Open(inputStream);
    IWorksheet sheet1 = workbook.Worksheets[0];
    IWorksheet sheet2 = workbook.Worksheets[1];

    //Add a hyperlink to cell A1 in Sheet1
    IHyperLink hyperlink = sheet1.HyperLinks.Add(sheet1["A1"]);

    //Set the hyperlink type to Workbook
    hyperlink.Type = ExcelHyperLinkType.Workbook;

    //Specify the target cell address in Sheet2
    hyperlink.Address = "Sheet2!A1";

    //Set the screen tip that appears when hovering over the hyperlink
    hyperlink.ScreenTip = "Click here";

    //Set the display text for the hyperlink in the cell
    hyperlink.TextToDisplay = "Go to Sheet2, Cell A1";

    //Saving the workbook
    FileStream outputStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"Output/Output.xlsx"), FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write);
    workbook.SaveAs(outputStream);

    //Dispose streams
    outputStream.Dispose();
    inputStream.Dispose();
}

VB.NET

Using excelEngine As New ExcelEngine()
    Dim application As IApplication = excelEngine.Excel
    application.DefaultVersion = ExcelVersion.Xlsx
    Dim workbook As IWorkbook = application.Workbooks.Open("Input.xlsx")
    Dim sheet1 As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(0)
    Dim sheet2 As IWorksheet = workbook.Worksheets(1)

    'Add a hyperlink to cell A1 in Sheet1
    Dim hyperlink As IHyperLink = sheet1.HyperLinks.Add(sheet1("A1"))

    'Set the hyperlink type to Workbook
    hyperlink.Type = ExcelHyperLinkType.Workbook

    'Specify the target cell address in Sheet2
    hyperlink.Address = "Sheet2!A1"

    'Set the screen tip that appears when hovering over the hyperlink
    hyperlink.ScreenTip = "Click here"

    'Set the display text for the hyperlink in the cell
    hyperlink.TextToDisplay = "Go to Sheet2, Cell A1"

    'Saving the workbook
    workbook.SaveAs("Output.xlsx")
End Using

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Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed learning about how to add hyperlink to an Excel cell using C#, VB.NET.

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